Eaves-trough



(No Model.)

W. C. BERGER.

EAVES TROUGH.

No. 334,160. Patented Jan. 12, 1886.

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llNiTnn STATES PATENT \VILSON G. BERGER, OF CANTON, OHIO.

EAVES-TROUGH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 334,160, dated January12, 1886. Application filed July 23, 1885. Serial No. 172,358. (Nomodeh) To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, WILSON O. BERGER,a citizen of the United States,residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Eaves-Troughs; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the annexeddrawings,making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon, in which Figure l is an isometrical View. Fig.2 is a longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a transverse section through y y.j

The present invention has relation to eavestroughs; and its natureconsists in the different parts and combination of parts hereinafterdescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre sponding parts in all thefigures of the draw ings.

In the accompanying drawings,A represents a section of the troughproper, which may be of any desired length and size, and when properlyput together, as hereinafter described, is attached to the building inany well-known manner. One end of the section A is bent or formed asshown in Fig. 2, and is formed as follows: A portion of the section A isfirst folded back, as at B, when a part of the portion turned back isfolded, as at O, and is so arranged that the end of the portion 0 willnot come out to the end of the section proper, as seen in Fig. 2. Theobject and purpose of so forming the parts is to provide a convenientmeans of adjusting the section which is to be attached thereto, and atthe same time secure- 1y attach the ends of the section together withoutsolder.

The ends of the trough proper are provided with end pieces, D, which aresubstantially of the form shown in the drawings, and are made to conformwith the size of the trough to which it is to be attached, and "is bentor formed as the joint of the sections A, except that when properlyformed the ends of the folds will be even, as seen at 0, Fig. 2, and isso formed for the purpose of bringing said end piece, D, close up to thebead D when said end piece is placed in proper position.

The construction just described is that which I prefer to employ inconnection with my improvements; but it is not claimed by me, as itforms no part of my invention. It is obvious, however, that myimprovements are equally applicable to other forms and constructions ofeaves-troughs.

The opening E is provided with the downward-projecting flange or collarF, which is for the purpose of securing to top or upper end of thedrop-pipe H, and thereby form a connection that will not leak. To thetop or upper end of the drop-pipe H are securely attached the metallicstraps I and J. (Best seen in Fig. 3.) The strap I extends up over theedge of the trough proper, and is bent or turned over, as shown in Fig.3. The strap J extends up, and is placed over the edge of the bead D, asshown in Fig. 3, when it is bent or turned down the same as the strap I,thereby securely holding the drop-pipe H in proper position, and at thesame time forming a connection that will not leak without the use ofsolder.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an eaves trough, the combination, with a droppipe, of strapsriveted thereto and engaging with said trough to support the drop-pipe,substantially as described.

2. In an eavestrough, the drop-pipe H, provided with the straps I and J,in combination with the trough proper, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

3. In an eaves-trough, the opening E, provided with thedownwardly-projecting flange or collar F, in combination with thedrop-pipe H, provided with the straps I and J, substantially as and forthe purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

\VILSON O. BERGER.

Witnesses:

J OHN A. BERGER, FRED W. BOND.

